advanced manufacturing
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: October 8, 2023
No matter where you are in the world this week, from Ohio, Minnesota, and California in the U.S. to Budapest, Italy, Moravia, or just on your computer at home, there’s…
DoD Announces $270M in New Funding for US Advanced Manufacturing
The US Department of Defense (DoD) made two announcements in the last couple of weeks that together amount to about $270 million in public spending on the US production base,…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 10, 2023
This might possibly be the longest webinar and event roundup we’ve ever done at 3DPrint.com—that’s how many offerings there are this week! I won’t waste your time in this introduction…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 20, 2023
In this week’s roundup of 3D printing webinars and events, Stratasys continues its North American tour, and 3D Systems starts its Additive Insights Roadshow. There’s an Automation Expo in Mumbai,…
Biden Issues “Made in America” Executive Order on Government Funded R&D
On July 28, 2023, the Biden administration issued an “Executive Order on Federal Research and Development [R&D] in Support of Domestic Manufacturing and United States Jobs.” The policy outlines a…
Not Your Granny’s Shop Class: Oak Ridge High Offers 3D Printing Service Bureau Class
It is impossible to separate the history of Oak Ridge, Tennessee from the history of rapid advances in manufacturing. Located in the Knoxville metropolitan area, the town is synonymous with…
US Marines Award 3YOURMIND & Phillips Corporation $2.5M for 3D Printing Software
3YOURMIND, a US-German software company specializing in creating digital inventories for 3D printed parts, announced that it has been awarded $2.5 million by the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Advanced Manufacturing…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: June 11, 2023
We’ve got plenty of events to tell you about in this week’s roundup, including Additive Manufacturing for Defense, Aerospace & Space, OMTEC 2023, the CDFAM Symposium, and more. Stratasys and…
U.S. Military Innovation Pushed to the Frontlines with Advanced Manufacturing
Since at least World War One, the U.S. military has been the principle driver of American technological innovation. This is such a well-worn narrative by now — subsuming the origins…
TPM Launches New 3D Printing Lab in the Heart of the Southeast’s Advanced Manufacturing Hub
On June 1, TPM, a digitization solutions company based in Greenville, South Carolina, opened its new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Lab, also in Greenville. TPM sells hardware, software, and materials for…
US and Australia Form Clean Energy Pact as WTO Head Calls for “Reglobalized” Supply Chains
Amidst the G7 summit in Hiroshima last weekend, CNBC interviewed the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, concerning her general outlook on the current state of international…
Former Amazon Exec to Build $81M Advanced Manufacturing Park in Pittsburgh Area
On May 1, 2023, Pennsylvania’s Governor, Josh Shapiro, along with various other state officials and members of Pittsburgh’s business community, held a press conference at the Steelers’ Acrisure Stadium to…
China Prioritizes Advanced Manufacturing Clusters in Latest Response to Biden’s Economic Strategy
As if to deliberately draw attention to the fact that we are in a new Cold War era, the Chinese government has formally announced that it, like the US, will…
Biden Admin Announces $72M in Funding for Workforce Training in Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing
Amid President Biden’s Investing in America campaign, a cross-country tour in which the commander-in-chief is touting his administration’s extensive support for reshoring American manufacturing, the US Department of Energy (DOE)…
Biden Admin Issues “National Security Guardrails” for CHIPS Act Advanced Manufacturing Income Tax Credit
On March 21-22, the second most powerful public official in China, Li Qiang, hosted an advanced manufacturing forum, where he stated that the Chinese government will ramp up its support…
Siemens Mobility Injects $200M into NC Rail Manufacturing
As 3DPrint.com anticipated early on, funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, along with a slew of related government actions, are being used to drive advanced manufacturing in the U.S., signaling…
New Mitsubishi Electric Automation Software Simulates Production Lines for 3D Printing
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, a U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese multinational, has announced the release of MELSOFT Gemini 3D Simulator Software. MELSOFT Gemini 3D is a digital platform designed for simulating…
On-Demand Manufacturing Platform Fictiv Launches 3D Visualization Tool for Injection Molding
As the Biden administration’s recently released National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing signals, the scale-up of 3D printing will be critical not just for the sector itself, but for the entire…
The AM Drilldown: 4 Ps to Watch for in Q4
The end of the fiscal year has officially started, and the global economy’s trajectories seem poised to continue in 2023 on much the same volatile track they’ve been on for…
MMX 2022: Ask America Makes Anything about 3D Printing
America Makes is the United States’ leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education, working to not only accelerate adoption of the technology in the country, but also to…
MMX 2022: Celebrating 10 Years of America Makes & 3D Printing in Ohio
America Makes is the United States’ leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education, working to not only accelerate adoption of the technology in the country, but also…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 22, 2021: Business, Software, Rhinoplasty, & More
We’re starting off with two acquisitions in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then on to a new Amazon e-commerce store for polypropylene filaments. Then we’ll discuss software, print orientation,…
GE and University of Sydney Launch Research Hub to Drive 3D Printing Innovation
In 2020, the University of Sydney (USYD) and GE subsidiary GE Additive announced the launch of a high-tech manufacturing hub on campus to establish capabilities and training in metal additive…
PrinterPrezz Acquires Greg Morris’s Vertex Manufacturing
Next-generation medical device manufacturer PrinterPrezz acquired Vertex Manufacturing, a Cincinnati-based advanced manufacturer and full-service machining shop, for an undisclosed amount. This marks PrinterPrezz’s first acquisition, as the startup has been…
